Week 3

This is my third week of being back at work. It's definitely a balancing act. So far, I think I'm doing ok with it. I've only stayed at school past 3:50 one day, and that was only because we had a faculty meeting. I still get to spend lots of time with Isaac at the end of the day, and I don't feel like he's getting the "leftovers." It's been quality time that I've been able to spend with him each afternoon, and I look forward to it every day. The house isn't as picked up as I would like, but my mom told me to just get used to the fact that my house will never be clean again. She fussed at me one day, actually. She said, "Your child is going to be growing up, and you'll be cleaning the house. Don't worry about it!"

Isaac got sick last week. It was the second time he's been sick since he was born. The first time, he caught a virus from someone at church. This time, it was from someone at daycare. They called me on Thursday morning at 9:00 to tell me that Isaac was throwing up and that I needed to come pick him up. So I very quickly told my administrator, found someone to cover my classes, and left notes for the rest of the day. I was out the door in 30 minutes, which is truly amazing for me.

After I picked up Isaac from daycare, I took him straight to the doctor. Everything was looking fine, until the nurse practioner checked his mouth. It was then that she discovered that he had a virus called herpangina (mouth blisters). She told me to keep putting breastmilk in Isaac's nose, as well as saline drops, for his congestion. Other than that, there was nothing she could do. Viruses just have to run their course. She told me she expected that he would run a fever, but that he would be fine to go back to daycare on Monday.

Wes stayed home with Isaac on Friday, and they had a good day together. He took him for a walk at the park and ate lunch with his parents. Isaac also took a three hour nap, which amazed me. I would never get the three hour nap. I'd be lucky to have him sleep for one! But I digress. Wes and Isaac had a great day at home, and Isaac never ran a fever all weekend.

This week has been flying by. It's hard to believe that the second week of school is halfway over already. Isaac has been developing so much too. He said his first word a few weeks ago, "dada." His second word was "hey," his third word "mama," and his fourth word was "boo." He's able to stay up for much longer while on his stomach now. He's not crawling yet, but he's trying. He can sit up with support, and he's almost able to sit up without support. As far as foods, he's eating cereal for breakfast, a vegetable for lunch, and another vegetable and cereal for dinner. This week, he'll finish up all of his yellow vegetables (squash, carrots, and sweet potatoes), and then he'll start on green beans. Once we finish the green vegetables, then he'll start on fruits.

Isaac still isn't sleeping through the night. I thought he might start doing that once he started solids, but that hasn't been the case. That will definitely be a point of conversation at his next well baby checkup. He's still teething, but he doesn't have any teeth yet. Although, the nurse practioner did see a tooth ridge when she examined him last week, so maybe he'll have one soon.

This is the best stage of infancy, in my opinion. Every time you turn around, Isaac is learning something new. And he's always so happy. True to his name, he laughs all the time. This is really the best time of our lives!